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Pointing out the problem
DAVID STILL II PHOTO
IN THE FLOW - Nate Weeks ot Stearns & Wheeler discusses
some of the challenges and benefits of discharging effluentfrom
the Barnstable Wastewater Facility to the McManus property next
to the Hyannis Golf Club on Route 132 at Monday's meeting of
the Barnstable Village Civic Association. After an exchange with
Weeks , Barnstable Fire District Water Commissioner Richard
Carroll summed up the tone of the meeting: "I don't disagree
with the philosophy of what you're trying to do here, it's just
that the location scares the hell out of me." The location is
upgradient of the district's main supply wells.
Commission
exemption for
YMCA expansion
'advances
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com
A Cape Cod Commission
subcommittee is likely to
recommend that a major
expansion and renovation
plan for YMCA of Cape Cod
be exempted from full Devel-
opment of Regional Impact
review as a Project of Com-
munity Benefit.
Thesubcommitteewillmeet
April 6to vote arecommenda-
tion with conditions, which
will be reviewed by the full
commission at its April 20
meeting.
HyannisattorneyPatButler,
representing the Y, stressed
his client's record as a good
partner with the Town of
Barnstable,noting collabora-
tive programs with the public
schools, recreation depart-
ment, and council on aging.
Town Attorney Bob Smith
lauded the "intimate" rela-
tionship between the town
and the Y, and the town's
growth management director,
Ruth Weil, submitted a letter
noting that theY "operates on
town-owned land and func-
tions as a quasi-municipal
community center."
Just becausethe exercisefa-
cilityis agood doo bee doesn't
meanit willdodge commission
review entirely. Commission
planner Greg Smith raised
a number of staff concerns,
includingthe need to incorpo-
rate nitrogen removal in the
wastewater system, rotation
of a leaching field to preserve
a forested buffer that screens
the property from Route 132,
and changes in the fire access
road.
Butler said he'd like more
guidancefrom the commission
staff regarding the necessity
for a nitrogen system, given
that the site has the potential
to be hooked up to a town
sewer line if it's extended to
Cape Cod CommunityCollege
across the street.
Y not?
:CLASSROOM RAMBLES :
Getting down to it
Interim Supt. Tom Mc-
Donald sketched a work plan
for the school committee at
Tuesday's meeting, one that
addresses the need to act on
pending capital needs.
Hiring a facilities manager
to get ahandle on the school's
1.2 million square feet is the
firststep,McDonald said.Next
will be the report by county
environmental health officer
Marina Brock on the system's
"Baby Boomer"buildings and
theworkneeded to makethem
healthy.
Reviewing enrollment pro-
jections follows, asthe schools
grapple with declining num-
bers. At a state budget hear-
ing held in Barnstable this
week, a state Department of
Education official noted that
the system's enrollment has
dipped below 6,000.
Next,McDonald said,would
be creation of afinancial plan
to address building needs. He
reminded the members that
$3 million from the sale of
the former Grade 5 school is
available, and suggested ex-
ploring bonding that amount
to stretch its usefulness.
With the plan in hand, it
would be time to bring the
committee and a town coun-
cil subcommittee together
to set priorities, the interim
superintendent said,followed
by creation of a redistricting
committee (one including
staff and parents) that would
take three to four months to
study options and deliver a
report.
"Early indications are that
enrollment for preschool is
down significantly," McDon-
ald said. "If that's true, there
are implications for kinder-
garten."
With the data in hand, the
committee could complete a
long-term plan for closing a
school and upgrading other
facilities, and make decisions
regarding redistricting.
Member David Lawler
recommended making such
decisions before sending a
redistricting committee out
to spend time collecting data
that would not be useful. "The
quick knifecutsthe cleanest,"
he said.
Murphy said the commit-
tee has an obligation to offer
school choice, even in limited
form,toparentsin elementary
schools to be closed.
Future
superintendent
already at work
School Committee Chair-
man Ralph Cahoon welcomed
incoming Supt. Dr. Patricia
Grenier to Tuesday'scommit-
tee meeting, and noted that
she's already spending time
in Barnstable asshe winds up
her old job.
Interim Supt. Tom McDon-
ald has stepped back from
some hiringdecisions,includ-
ingthosefor thenextprincipal
for HyannisWest and the new
facultiesmanager post.Those
will be Grenier's call.
Asst. Supt. Glen Ander-
son said the Hy West search
committee may be ready to
give Grenier the names of
two or three finalists by mid-
month.
BHS Gateway gang
solves Problem
If this had been the Olym-
pics, Barnstable High School
would have walked off with
the bronze, silver and gold
medals.
A beamingLinda Tetreault,
director of the Gateway pro-
gram, reported that the BHS
Future Problem Solvers sce-
nario-writing team captured
the top prizes. It was the
fourth year at the top for
BHS.
Complimentsmaybepaid to
OliviaHuleatt (first), Anastaci
Cammarano (second), and
Annalyce Shufelt (third) and
to their coach, Gateway spe-
cialist Nancy Aborn.
Friends of Gateway
to party
The first of what is hoped
to be an annual dinner dance
hosted by the Friends of
Gateway willbe held March 24
at the Sheraton Four Points
Resort inHyannis.Tickets are
$100per person,which entitles
the holder for a raffle of cash
prizes ranging from $500 to
$1,000. Businesssponsorships
are encouraged. Call 508-428-
2125.
Imagination's their
Destination
Barnstable High School will
host the Destination Imagi-
nation regional competition
March 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 6
p.m. (the competitions end
around 4). All are invited to
see 74 student teams com-
pete.
BHS grad' s play on the
boards
Cheers to August "Gus "
Schulenburg, a 1994 graduate
of Barnstable HighSchool. His
play, Rue, "a whimsical dark
comedy of love and power
on an imaginary island,"is at
Theater for the New City in
Manhattan through March
19. There 's more at www.
ruetheplay.com.
Scholarships
available
• Cape Cod Chapter of the
Military Officers Association
ofAmerica:anumber of $1,000
scholarships for secondary
school students who are legal
Cape & Islands residents and
the children or grandchildren
of members of the armed
forces , Public Health Ser-
vice, or National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration.
Applications must be mailed
from school guidance depart-
ments by March 13.
The Unsung Heroine of Barnstable
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:1
just assume it's a given. Without the
volunteers, they couldn't do all of the
work they need to do. It's important to
give back to the community that has
given you a lot."
On Fridays, Tu works at the farm on
Route 6A helping county house of cor-
rection inmates to plant the hundreds of
seedlingsthat willbecome this summer's
crops. While some might consider it
daunting to work alongside known le-
gal offenders, Tu enjoys her time at the
farm. "We treat each other very well,"
she said.
Championingthe underdog is apower-
ful motivator for Tu. When she learned
recently that local homeless shelters are
unable to serve food on the weekends,
she organized a "Hospitality Day" at
West Parish. Not only did Tu see to it
that a hearty meal was served, but she
also arranged for performances by an
accordion player, a Scottish dancer and
a barbershop quartet.
Ahighlightof the hospitality event was
avisitfrom twotherapy dogs that arnved
with a friend of Tu's. "This raggedy old
man just held this cute little dog, some-
thing soft,something alive,"she recalled.
"This touches them. Once in their lives
they must have had something soft to
touch. This brings that back."
Tu's lifelong love of the arts inspired
her to bring in the entertainment. A
member of the Handel and Haydn So-
ciety, she believes the arts should be an
integral aspect of one'slife. "Sometimes
we overlook the artistic side of life -the
compassion , the feeling," she said.
Thinking of the men in the shelter, Tu
mused,"What do they see aslonely men?
This was a way for them to get to see
something beautiful. I like that they got
to see something they wouldn't normally
get to see."
Through her church, Tu also does her
best to involveyoung people in volunteer
efforts. "I think it's great for the kids,"
she said. "They give back to the church.
They catch on.They see you doing it and
they sort of automatically do it. It's the
start of their volunteering."
In spite of her age, Tu firmly believes
that to volunteer means being present.
"It is so important to be hands-on ,"she
said. "It is so much better to be there
in body. You can write a check, but you
don't know where it's going."
To those who say she should be tak-
ing more time to relax, she encourages
them to come along with her. "It's not
like you've got to sit around," Tu said.
"I think it's devastating when you don't
get out and be with people. "
No matter what Tu's future brings,
it will definitely include volunteering.
The mother of five and grandmother of
sixhas even gotten her family on board.
Twodaughters are heavily involved with
the arts. "My kids hope when they get
to my age they'll be able to continue ,"
she said.
As for her own involvement in volun-
teering, Tu plans to press on as long as
she is able. "It's a very rewarding fife."
she said. "It's a reward you get auto-
matically. You give a little happiness to
someone else and you don't have to go
searching for happiness. It just comes
with volunteering."
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and that remaining issues
regarding either the town's
implementation plan or the
outcome of future growth
can be adequately addressed
through conditions , to be at-
tached to the final decision ,
that will ensure that future
mitigation benchmarks are
met."
Strong support for the GIZ
came from Hyannis attorney
Pat Butler, who often rep-
resents project proponents
before the Commission. "I do
have a number of clients sit-
ting on the fence " regarding
an investment in downtown
Hyannis, he told the commis-
sioners. "Lots of people are
waiting to see what you do."
Cynthia Cole , executive
director of the Hyannis Main
Street Business Improvement
District , said the shopping
strand had survived two major
fires,the "coming in and going
out" of rail service, Stop &
Shop's "abandonment" of its
store in the 500 block (thus
leaving the village with a
"white elephant" ) , three strip
malls, box stores, and more.
"We see (the GIZ) as an
opportunity to change the
direction of development in
our town ," she said.
Town Council President
Hank Farnham. who has de-
clared he wants Barnstable
to withdraw from the Cape
Cod Commission, had just one
question , about the timetable
for approval of the GIZ. Com-
mission Planning Committee
Chair Herb Olsen said the
earliest he could see the plan
going to the full Commission
would be April 6. The plan-
ning committee will schedule
another hearing before then
to discuss its recommenda-
tions.
GIZ...